Primo libro delle Cronache 10

BIBBIA CEI 1974	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 I Filistei attaccarono Israele; gli Israeliti fuggirono davanti ai Filistei e caddero, colpiti a morte, sul monte Gelboe.	1 Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled from the Philistines, and they fell down wounded on mount Gilboa.
2 I Filistei inseguirono molto da vicino Saul e i suoi figli e uccisero Giònata, Abinadàb e Malchisùa, figli di Saul.	2 And when the Philistines had draw near, pursuing Saul and his sons, they struck down Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua, the sons of Saul.
3 La battaglia si riversò tutta su Saul; sorpreso dagli arcieri, fu ferito da tali tiratori.	3 And the battle grew heavy against Saul. And the archers found him, and they wounded him with arrows.
4 Allora Saul disse al suo scudiero: "Prendi la spada e trafiggimi; altrimenti verranno quei non circoncisi e infieriranno contro di me". Ma lo scudiero, in preda a forte paura, non volle. Saul allora, presa la spada, vi si gettò sopra.	4 And Saul said to his armor bearer: “Unsheathe your sword and kill me. Otherwise, these uncircumcised men may arrive and mock me.” But his armor bearer was not willing, having been struck with fear. And so, Saul took hold of his sword, and he fell upon it.
5 Anche lo scudiero, visto che Saul era morto, si gettò sulla spada e morì.	5 And when his armor bearer had seen this, specifically, that Saul was dead, he now fell on his sword also, and he died.
6 Così finì Saul con i tre figli; tutta la sua famiglia perì insieme.	6 Therefore, Saul died, and his three sons passed away, and his entire house fell, together.
7 Quando tutti gli Israeliti della valle constatarono che i loro erano fuggiti e che erano morti Saul e i suoi figli, abbandonarono le loro città e fuggirono. Vennero i Filistei e vi si insediarono.	7 And when the men of Israel who were living in the plains had seen this, they fled. And since Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and were dispersed, here and there. And the Philistines arrived and lived among them.
8 Il giorno dopo i Filistei andarono a spogliare i cadaveri e trovarono Saul e i suoi figli che giacevano sul monte Gelboe.	8 Then, on the next day, when the Philistines were taking away the spoils of the slain, they found Saul and his sons, lying on mount Gilboa.
9 Lo spogliarono asportandogli il capo e le armi; quindi inviarono per tutto il paese filisteo ad annunziare la vittoria ai loro idoli e al popolo.	9 And when they had despoiled him, and had cut off his head, and had stripped his armor, they sent these things into their land, so that they would be carried around and displayed in the temples of the idols and to the people.
10 Depositarono le sue armi nel tempio del loro dio; il teschio l'inchiodarono nel tempio di Dagon.	10 But his armor they consecrated in the shrine of their god, and his head they affixed in the temple of Dagon.
11 Quando gli abitanti di Iabes vennero a sapere ciò che i Filistei avevano fatto a Saul,	11 When the men of Jabesh Gilead had heard this, specifically, all that the Philistines had done concerning Saul,
12 tutti i loro guerrieri andarono a prelevare il cadavere di Saul e i cadaveri dei suoi figli e li portarono in Iabes; seppellirono le loro ossa sotto la quercia in Iabes, quindi digiunarono per sette giorni.	12 each one of the valiant men rose up, and they took the bodies of Saul and of his sons. And they brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak that was in Jabesh. And they fasted for seven days.
13 Così Saul morì a causa della sua infedeltà al Signore, perché non ne aveva ascoltato la parola e perché aveva evocato uno spirito per consultarlo.	13 Thus did Saul die for his iniquities, because he betrayed the commandment of the Lord which he had instructed, and did not keep it. And moreover, he even consulted a woman diviner;
14 Non aveva consultato il Signore; per questo il Signore lo fece morire e trasferì il regno a Davide figlio di Iesse.	14 for he did not trust in the Lord. Because of this, he caused his death, and he transferred his kingdom to David, the son of Jesse.